Heather K. Gerken, the dean of Yale Law School, will run the powerful philanthropy, known for pushing for social justice.

Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law in ...

Ford Foundation, one of the nation's largest philanthropies, names dean of Yale Law School to head it. Here's why.

The Ford Foundation has settled on its next leader. Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken will succeed Darren Walker as the ...

During her tenure as dean, Gerken has focused on increasing the diversity within the law school. She launched two pipeline–to ...

The Ford Foundation has announced Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as its next president. Gerken, a leading expert on ...

Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken is leaving that post to become the president of the Ford Foundation in November, the foundation announced Tuesday.

Heather Gerken, Yale Law School’s first woman dean, is stepping down after serving as dean for eight years to become president of the Ford Foundation.

The New York-based Ford Foundation, a significant funder in Detroit, has named Heather Gerken, dean of Yale Law School, as ...

The Lillian Goldman Law Library is expected to drain its wood-encased aquarium, which is more than two decades old, as early ...

A graduate student with disabilities isn’t entitled to a preliminary injunction stopping Yale Law School from discharging her ...